Dear Christian Believers,
God bless you in the glorious name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

   I was thinking this morning about how Christian believers should be the most confident people in the world because our God is a mighty God, a powerful God, and He has given us power and life through his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.

  I looked up the word “confidence” in Webster’s Dictionary and he has several definitions:

• Faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, and effective way.
• Assurance in one’s ability to succeed.
• The quality, or trust, or state of being certain.

  Do you believe that you will act right, proper, or in an effective way? Do you have assurance in your ability to succeed? Do you have the trust needed to be, in the state of being certain?

I Corinthians 3:4-6a
“And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God:
Who also hath made us able [fully equipped] ministers of the New Testament; …

  The confidence we have is a “spiritual confidence.” God has equipped us through His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Some Biblical definitions of “confidence” are:

• A fearless mind - bold to speak all you think, to the open and frank.
• To have trust.
• A well founded trust on a solid foundation.
• To undertake anything and endure - a firmness.

  When we believe Who We Are in Christ, that we are sons of God, that we are righteous, that we have authority in his name, that we have liberty in Christ, that we have eternal life, that we are justified and have peace with God. When we believe that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens with inner strength - THEN we will manifest the spiritual confidence that is ours in everyday life. We are God’s children and as children we need to be reminded “daily.” This takes place when we read God’s word, fellowship with others that can remind us, and by praying and sharing your heart with God, and seek His involvement in our lives.

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid.

  You can’t entertain “fear” and BE CONFIDENT. David says, “the Lord is MY light.” He didn’t look for light any other place, God was his light. “The Lord is the strength of MY life,” David didn’t seek strength from any other source.

Psalm 27:8
When thou saidst, Seek ye MY face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face will I seek.

  If you are lacking spiritual confidence, perhaps you need to ask yourself, “who is my light and strength, and whose face do I seek?” Get involved with God’s reminders and watch your spiritual confidence grow.

Confidently yours;

John